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Home for the holidays? Show relatives you care with some tech supportBy MEAD GRUVER and AMY BETH HANSON, Associated Press A judge on Monday rejected a request to block a San Jose State women’s volleyball team member from playing in a conference tournament on grounds that she is transgender. Monday’s ruling by U.S. Magistrate Judge S. Kato Crews in Denver will allow the player, who has played all season, to continue competing in the Mountain West Conference women’s championship scheduled for later this week in Las Vegas. The ruling comes after a lawsuit was filed by nine current players who are suing the Mountain West Conference to challenge the league’s policies for allowing transgender players to participate. The players argued that letting her compete was a safety risk and unfair. While some media have reported those and other details, neither San Jose State nor the forfeiting teams have confirmed the school has a trans women’s volleyball player. The Associated Press is withholding the player’s name because she has not publicly commented on her gender identity. School officials also have declined an interview request with the player. Judge Crews referred to the athlete as an “alleged transgender” player in his ruling and noted that no defendant disputed that San Jose State rosters a transgender woman volleyball player. He said the players who filed the complaint could have sought relief much earlier, noting that the individual universities had acknowledged that not playing their games against San Jose State this season would result in a forfeit in league standings. He also said injunctions are meant to preserve the status quo. The conference policy regarding forfeiting for refusing to play against a team with a transgender player had been in effect since 2022 and the San Jose State player has been on the roster since 2022 – making that the status quo. The player competed at the college level three previous seasons, including two for San Jose State, drawing little attention. This season’s awareness of her identity led to an uproar among some players, pundits, parents and politicians in a political campaign year. The tournament starts Wednesday and continues Friday and Saturday. San Jose State is seeded second. The judge’s order maintains the seedings and pairings for the tournament. Several teams refused to play against San Jose State during the season, earning losses in the official standings. Boise State and Wyoming each had two forfeits while Utah State and Nevada both had one. Southern Utah, a member of the Western Athletic Conference, was first to cancel against San Jose State this year. Nevada’s players stated they “refuse to participate in any match that advances injustice against female athletes,” without providing further details. Crews served as a magistrate judge in Colorado’s U.S. District Court for more than five years before President Joe Biden appointed him to serve as a federal judge in January of this year. Gruver reported from Cheyenne, Wyoming, and Hanson from Helena, Montana.France is crumbling, crippled by strikes and riddled with debt, PM’s resignation is a total humiliation for Macron
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Netherlands beat Germany to reach first Davis Cup finalWearable Payments Devices Market to Scale New Heights as Market Players Focus on Innovations 2024-2030 12-19-2024 07:59 PM CET | Business, Economy, Finances, Banking & Insurance Press release from: AMA Research & Media LLP Advance Market Analytics published a new research publication on "Wearable Payments Devices Market Insights, to 2030" with 232 pages and enriched with self-explained Tables and charts in presentable format. In the Study you will find new evolving Trends, Drivers, Restraints, Opportunities generated by targeting market associated stakeholders. The growth of the Wearable Payments Devices market was mainly driven by the increasing R&D spending across the world. Get Free Exclusive PDF Sample Copy of This Research @ https://www.advancemarketanalytics.com/sample-report/70421-global-wearable-payments-devices-market-1?utm_source=OpenPR/utm_medium=Rahul Some of the key players profiled in the study are: Apple Inc. 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We follow an extensive research methodology coupled with critical insights related industry factors and market forces to generate the best value for our clients. We Provides reliable primary and secondary data sources, our analysts and consultants derive informative and usable data suited for our clients business needs. The research study enables clients to meet varied market objectives a from global footprint expansion to supply chain optimization and from competitor profiling to M&As. This release was published on openPR.N ear the Anzac Bridge, workers in hi-vis vests and aprons move among crates of stock, greeting regular customers with handshakes and waves. Families weave in and out of stores as pelicans try to sneak scraps of fish. Sydney Fish Market is experiencing its usual bustle for the Friday before Christmas – but this year will likely be the market’s last festive season in this location. Over the sound of the crowd, snippets of conversation about the move can be heard. “Are you excited?” “The last authentic fish market you will see.” “It should have been done 10 years ago!” “Won’t be the same.” Towards the end of next year, the fish market will be moving to a new site along Blackwattle Bay. It’s a huge departure for the venue, which has been at its existing site since 1966. While some patrons and workers are looking forward to a new space with more shops and a modern design, others are disappointed to say goodbye to the traditional market. Evolution of an ‘already iconic’ site Tony Tsiklas, the manager of Claudio’s Seafood in the market’s car park, has been working there for 38 years – he started as an 18-year-old doing deliveries. Over the years, Tsiklas has watched the market grow busier and busier. “From the old days, I remember it wasn’t crazy like this. We were busy, but not like now. Now ... it’s like a stampede.” Tsiklas wonders about the move – he’s not sure it will be easy. He’s worried about space to put containers, scales, windows, freezers and other facilities required to run the business. “I want to transition smoothly,” he says. “We don’t know what it is going to be like, [if] there is a limited space for containers on the other side.” Operating on the harbour close to the CBD as both an authentic fish market and a retail venue, the site is “already iconic”, says Gus Dannoun, the head of Sydney Fish Market’s quota and operations. “You will find it very hard to find that whole combination in the one location, in a fish market, anywhere else.” Dannoun started working in technology for the New South Wales Fish Marketing Authority in 1981, when the market was a “very trade-oriented business”. “You hardly saw any general public come on to the site.” Over time, the number of retailers grew from two to six, and more of the public came to buy their products. “We also started discovering the fish market started having tourist appeal,” Dannoun says. That “truly transformed the business”. “Some might say it happened organically ... by accident, but I think it is the fact that the site was evolving.” The next evolution of the market, he says, is moving into the new precinct. The new market, designed by architects 3XN, has been pitched as “Sydney’s most significant harbourside building since the Opera House” by the NSW government . The site will be both a “purpose-built authentic operating fish market” and a “major food and dining attraction”. ‘I’m actually pretty excited’ Patrons Carla and Craig Waghorn visit weekly to shop for their end-of-week seafood dinners. Craig says he will miss the original fish market. “I’m disappointed,” he says. “I just love the fact that it is actually smelly.” But Carla is looking forward to something more “cosmopolitan”. “I think it will present everything a little bit more nicely, so I’m actually pretty excited. I’m sure they will have other shops and restaurants over there as well.” She adds that she is excited to bring her parents to the new precinct when they visit from Italy. Bill Dawes thinks the move should have happened years ago. “It has gotten busier and busier and busier, and needs a makeover,” he says. Dawes was a chef for 25 years and spent five of those years at the fish market. As a student, he used to visit the market’s auction house. Now he visits as a shopper. “The wife’s always getting me to stop in the place. I’m off to the relos, the in-laws, for Christmas.” He is skipping the Christmas Eve and Day rush this year – when the market is famously open for a marathon 36 hours straight . Last year, he visited, had a look around, then “took off”. “It was too busy,” he says. “Christmas Day rush is go, go, go, even from a packer’s point of view. They are real fast, real quick, and if you know what you want, you’re going to get looked after very quickly. “You’ve got to know what you got, pre-plan what you want, hit them up for a quick fish special, get it, get out.” Dawes has been watching the new site’s development over the last year and a half. “I’m excited to see what is in store,” he says. “It looks big.” Despite Tsiklas’ reservations, he’s certain patrons will flock to the new site. “I’m sure a lot of people are going there. [Even] if they haven’t been before, they will come to have a look because there are a lot more stores in there.” And he is committed to carrying on Claudio’s at the new precinct. “Same name,” he says. “Same name, until I retire.”
No. 23 Texas A&M aims to hand Oregon first loss at Players EraNAPLES, Fla. (AP) — Angel Yin was making putts from across the green and threatening to build a big lead until Jeeno Thitikul finished eagle-birdie for a 9-under 63 to share the lead Saturday going into the final round of the CME Group Tour Championship with $4 million on the line. Yin had a 69 after another day of big putts and one chip-in from some 60 feet for eagle on the par-5 sixth hole that put her comfortably ahead at Tiburon Golf Club. She holed a 30-footer on the eighth hole, another birdie from about 25 feet on the ninth hole and another one from the 30-foot range on the 12th. Thitikul seemed to be an afterthought until she lit it up on the back nine for a 30. The Thai started the back nine with three straight bogeys, but she made up quick ground at the end with her eagle on the reachable par-5 17th and a birdie on the closing hole. The birdie briefly gave her the lead until Yin made birdie on the 17th to join her. They were tied at 15-under 201, three shots head of Ruoning Yin, who birdied her last two for a 66. Charley Hull had seven birdies in her round of 66 and was at 11-under 205, along with Narin An of South Korea. Nelly Korda, who got back into the mix on Friday after a sluggish start, lost ground with a 69 on a pleasant day that left her six shots back going into the final round. Korda has won four of her seven LPGA titles this year coming from behind. This could be a tall order. At stake is the richest payoff in women's golf, $4 million to the winner, nearly as much as Korda has made all year in her seven-victory season. Thitikul already picked up a $1 million bonus this week through the Aon Risk-Reward Challenge, a competition based on how players score on a designated hole each week. Now she could leave Florida with a total of $5 million. “Actually, $1 million is really good enough for me,” Thitikul said. “If I can get more, it’s definitely going to be a nice, because as my team know I spend a lot of money. That’s why I have to keep playing good golf, like spending on shopping day.” Angel Yin heard plenty of cheers for her long birdie putts, and the chip-in for eagle. She also was helped by a couple of pars after bad drives. She went well to the left at No. 10, did well to blast out on a blind shot just short of the green and then got up-and-down with a pitch to 4 feet. And then on the 13th, another tee shot went well to the left. She tried to get it back in play from just in front of some bushes, and from 50 yards hit wedge to about 15 feet. She holed that putt, too, that kept her in front. “I'm scoring still,” Yin said. “Making some mistakes, but saving a bunch, so a lot of positives.” AP golf: https://apnews.com/hub/golf
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul All Share Index slipped on Sunday, losing 43.07 points, or 0.36 percent, to close at 11,849.37. The total trading turnover of the benchmark index was SR4.14 billion ($1.1 million), as 84 of the stocks advanced and 137 retreated. The Kingdom’s parallel market Nomu lost 205.92 points, or 0.65 percent, to close at 31,238.29. This comes as 37 of the listed stocks advanced while 49 retreated. The MSCI Tadawul Index also lost 4.86 points, or 0.33 percent, to close at 1,484.56. The best-performing stock of the day was Saudi Vitrified Clay Pipes Co., whose share price surged 9.89 percent to SR38.90. Other top performers included SHL Finance Co., whose share price rose 6.43 percent to SR18.20, as well as Taiba Investments Co., whose share price surged 4.97 percent to SR39.05. Riyadh Cables Group Co. recorded the biggest drop, falling 6.30 percent to SR136.80. Al Hassan Ghazi Ibrahim Shaker Co. saw its stock prices fall 5.15 percent to SR26.70. Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Services Group also saw its stock prices decline 4.02 percent to SR286.60. Meanwhile, Al-Baha Investment and Development Co. has announced moving its headquarters to Riyadh. The company’s shares will be suspended for two business days starting Dec. 22, following the board of directors’ recommendation to reduce capital by 26.5 percent from SR 297 million to SR 218.3 million during an extraordinary general meeting held on Dec. 19. The National Agricultural Development Co. has announced the release of its Sustainability and Environmental, Social, and Governance report. According to a Tadawul statement, it outlines the company’s approach to embedding sustainability criteria within its strategic direction and operations as well. It reflects the firm’s commitment to its ESG responsibilities along with its devotion to sustainable development objectives in line with the Global Reporting Initiative standards. NADEC’s strategy complements the requirements for economic growth, keeps pace with developments in the Kingdom, and aligns with Vision 2030, which emphasizes environmental sustainability and renewable energy as fundamental components of development. The analysis further provides a comprehensive insight into NADEC’s sustainability initiatives and commitments for the year 2023. The statement also disclosed that NADEC will periodically issue reports to keep stakeholders informed of ongoing developments going forward. NADEC ended the session at SR25.50, up 0.98 percent. Alhasoob Co. has announced the termination of the non-binding memorandum of understanding to acquire all shares of Alkhorayef Printing Solutions Co. by issuing shares to its owner Alkhorayef Group Co. A bourse filing revealed that this comes without reaching an agreement between the two parties and without any obligation on either party. Alhasoob Co. ended the session at SR64.20, down 3.07 percent. Saudi Basic Industries Corporation has announced the board decision to distribute SR5.1 billion in interim cash dividends to shareholders for the second half of the year. According to a Tadawul statement, the total number of shares eligible for dividends amounted to 3 billion shares, with the dividend per share standing at SR1.70. The statement also revealed that the percentage of dividend to the share par value stood at 17 percent. SABIC ended the session at SR67.00, up 0.30 percent.